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Object Selection
The menu Selection regroups the following options:
Select (S)
Select by object ID…
Select none
Inverse the selection
To select object(s) you first have to activate the selection tool with:
the menu Selection
with the icone

with the S shortcut
you can either make a simple or multiple selection.
Single Selection
Just click on the object you want to select
or select the object with its ID using the option select by object ID…
Multiple Selection
Maintain the [SHIFT] key while clicking on the objects
or create a rectangular gohst with your mouse, all the objects within the rectangle will be selected
Feature tab
The information window is accessible with the menu window → information window. In a multiple selection case, it allows you to display the type and the attributes of each selected feature.
Selected features ID
Features type and attributes
By right-clicking on a feature's ID you can access to a pull-down menu allowing several operations.
Move to: center the screen on the selected feature
Zoom to: Adjust the scale to display the selected feature on the whole screen. (this option does not work for the point type layers)
Remove from selection: remove a feature from your selection
Select this object only: unselect all the other features in your selection
Copy data to clipboard: copy the informations of the selected feature
Layer tab
The Layer tab of the Information window displays all the informations on the layer in edition (Layer of the selected features)